............and here’s a great example of how to wear them (thanks to
the lovely Danielle!)

............and here’s proof that you can still learn from your Mother
(even at the ripe old age of 29!) she taught me this great new way to wear my
scarf..........

If this is new to you too, this is (me trying to explain!) how you do it ........

Loop the scarf once around your neck like the examples photographed
above (just imagine your neck inside them!)Then on your left side – with your left hand – split the ‘loop and the
‘tail’ inside the loop (keep the loopy bit on top) this creates a gap to thread
the right hand ‘tail’ through from back to front!

Voila! (hope that make sense and you’re not currently tangled up in
your beautiful scarf?!)

Monday, 23 September 2013

My last blog post was MARCH!!! So we have a lot of catching
up to do!I haven’t disappeared and I
have been working hard – honest!I just haven’t
had the time to sit and write posts (lately due to enjoying the summer
weather)I have managed to keep posting
on facebook (see here) as that’s a little more short and sweet!

So, I’ll bring you up to date ........

Back in March TheEve Appeal bracelets were really well received and raised over £100.They were then featured in the charity
newsletter –which resulted in another flurry too!I’m really touched by the response and thank
you to everyone that got involved.

I stood at the
Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair for the first time in May.This was a great event (far too many
delicious food distractions though!) It did require me to think about my stall
design a little differently as I had a little ’booth’ rather than just table
space.I dream about how amazing my stand
could look if only I had a van/lorry – but I don’t, I have a Ford Ka so my plan
was to have a background of sheer(ish) fabric or net and this was the
result................

I also did a fab
jewellery making party for a lovely group of 11 year olds.I really enjoyed this (think they did too!) I
desperately want to get back into teaching and hope to be able to focus on this
soon!

June was the
marathon 3 day Patchings Festival.It
was my second time at this event (I missed last year as my little girl was
still little!) This year the weather was very kind to us and there were some
great exhibitors and visitors – I left feeling very inspired and looking
forward to next year!

Thursday, 14 March 2013

We may be nearly
half way through the month already but better late than never hey?!

Did you know that
March is ovarian cancer awareness month?I’m hoping to raise awareness and
some money by taking part in The Eve Appeal’s campaign – ‘Make Time For Tea’.

The Eve Appeal
raise funds for research into gynaecological cancers - something that has touched my family.The idea of their ‘Make Time For Tea’
campaign is to hold a tea party but I thought I could put my skills to good
used and create some limited edition jewellery – with a tea party theme.

I sourced some
lovely bracelets and a selection of fabulous beads and charms....

made some
bracelets....

and decided on
some special packaging.....

I made a few to
start with and set myself a little target but after putting the pictures on my
facebook page and The Eve Appeal very kindly sharing a picture on their page I
was inundated!

The response has
been amazing and I am so grateful to everyone for their support.The bracelets are £8.00 each (with FREE postage!)
and 30% from every bracelet sold will go to The Eve Appeal. To see the full
collection of designs on offer see the album on the Tattered Rose facebook page
HERE.The bracelets will be available
throughout March and please feel free to contact me if you’d like one – rachel@tatteredrose.co.uk

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

So off I went to the Spring Fair trade show - armed with my
heavily researched list of stands to visit, notepad and pen!I stuck to just a couple of halls – for
anyone not familiar with this event, it’s huge! Luckily for me there was a
specialist jewellery fair on too next door – bonus!

I was overwhelmed with all of the things on display! There
was so much to look at - with something to see at every turn.I quickly ticked off the must see stands from
my list and then had a wander around the rest of the fair.I was pleased to time things right and be
able to see one of the catwalk shows – a specific accessory trends show.I was interested to see how accessories would
be presented on a catwalk as they are often there to support the main event not
to be the stars of the show – I was very impressed and enjoyed seeing lots of
beautiful things!I was even more
impressed that they finished the show with a selection of looks that featured pastel
shades with a vintage edge, just what I’ve been working on myself!

Oh, and I also managed to listen to a Q & A session with Kirsty Allsopp - I knew she was at the fair on that day but I didn't think I could make any of the things she featured in due to time - so when I walked around the corner and saw her chatting away I stayed to listen - and very interesting it was too!

I left the fair with my head bursting with ideas and
information, there was so much colour and inspiration everywhere!

As Tattered Rose, I create handmade jewellery, cards, gifts and accessories. I enjoy experimenting with colour and the pieces I create include an eclectic mix of beads with a vintage feel. More recently I have been working on a wedding collection featuring re-worked vintage jewellery. I live in Derbyshire with my wonderful daughter Heidi and husband Jeff.